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A free learning management system (LMS) is an effective way to get training off the ground, especially if you’re launching your first employee, customer, or partner training program. But not all free LMS platforms are created equal. Some are built for classrooms, others require technical setup. And some are designed to help you test the platform before moving to a paid plan. The best choice depends on your training goals, team size, and how quickly you expect your program to grow. That’s becoming more important as organizations look for faster ways to build skills. According to TalentLMS’ Speed to Skill…

When Disney released Pretty Woman, a rom-com about a sweet-natured prostitute played by an up-and-coming actress named Julia Roberts, audiences wouldn’t have guessed it’d treat them so well they’d never wanna let it go.  Having played an impulsive waitress in Mystic Pizza and a bride-to-be with a fondness for pink in Steel Magnolias, Georgia native Roberts made a sharp, stiletto-heeled turn when she signed on to play Vivian, the girlfriend-for-hire Richard Gere’s Edward falls hard for after he pays her $3,000 dollars to spend the week with him. In an industry where everybody’s got a dream, the March 23, 1990…

For Jeffrey Wright, everything comes back to Jean-Michel Basquiat. When he was cast by Julian Schnabel to play the celebrated abstract neo-expressionist artist, who’d died a few years prior at the age of 27 in 1988 of a heroin overdose, Wright was relatively new to film. He was making the sometimes perilous jump from being a Tony-winning actor in Angels in America to tackling a different medium (he previously appeared in a bit part in Alan J. Pakula’s “Presumed Innocent” and opposite Sidney Poitier in the television movie “Separate But Equal”). The undeterred, magnetic, headstrong artist who moved through the…

Perkembangan ekonomi digital membuka banyak peluang baru bagi siapa saja yang ingin memperoleh penghasilan secara fleksibel. Salah satu yang sedang berkembang pesat adalah TikTok Affiliate, sebuah program yang memungkinkan kreator konten maupun pengguna biasa memperoleh komisi dari penjualan produk. Popularitas TikTok yang terus meningkat membuat program ini menjadi salah satu pilihan menarik bagi pelaku bisnis digital, UMKM, hingga generasi muda yang ingin membangun sumber pendapatan tambahan.Menariknya, TikTok Affiliate tidak hanya diperuntukkan bagi mereka yang memiliki jutaan pengikut. Kreator dengan audiens yang lebih kecil pun tetap memiliki peluang menghasilkan cuan selama mampu membangun kepercayaan dan membuat konten yang relevan. Inilah yang…

Some stuff I am reading today morning: Trump wants 20% fee on Strait of Hormuz (CNN) Oil Prices surge by 8% (OP) Retail inflation climbs to six months high (Forbes) SC comes down on Kotak Mutual Fund (ML) Govt keen on IDBI Bank sale (MC) Deep Dive: REITs (BT) Costco is the Anti-Amazon (PW) Gold lessons from the 1970s (DR) Presentation: Identifying Market Turns (Market Sense) Mark Cuban on his Shark Tank investments (Yahoo) Discover more from Alpha Ideas Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

The standard white-ball rivalry enters its next high-voltage chapter as India’s tour of England 2026 shifts to a highly anticipated three-match ODI series. Following a dominant run by the hosts in the preceding T20Is, the Men in Blue will look to bounce back in the 50-over format, which also serves as crucial early preparation for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2027.Led by youthful dynamism, Shubman Gill captains the Indian contingent, which receives a monumental boost with the return of legendary veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for what might be their final ODI outings on English soil. Backed by the…

Declan Rice was substituted at half-time of England‘s World Cup quarter-final win over Norway, and the midfielder has reportedly still not recovered from the illness that forced his early withdrawal as the Three Lions prepare to face Argentina in the last four. BBC Sport reported on Monday that Arsenal star Rice is still dealing with the effects of sickness bug that ended his involvement in the heat in Miami as England required extra time to beat Norway 2-1. As a result, England will make a late decision on whether he will start against Argentina. There is said to be optimism…

The trade market for two Vancouver Canucks wingers and a center isn’t there at the moment Thomas Drance of The Athletic: (mailbag) There are still some decent wingers in free agency, so it’s slowed the trade market for Vancouver Canucks wingers Jake DeBrusk and Brock Boeser. The likes of Anthony Mantha, Michael Bunting, Eeli Tolvanen, Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrick Kane can be had without giving up an asset. DeBrusk and Boeser also have no-movement clauses. As for trading Elias Pettersson, maybe the Canucks look for a similar deal to the one the Edmonton Oilers made with the San Jose Sharks…

The UAE accused Iran of a “brazen” attack on two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, killing one and wounding eight, as Donald Trump said the US would impose a 20% charge as part of a new blockade on the waterway.The US president said they were hitting Iran “very hard” as strikes were launched for the third consecutive night amid escalating attacks between the two countries.Iran’s foreign minister responded to the announcement of a blockade by saying that Tehran would remain the Strait’s “GUARDIAN” – using Trump’s word.The dispute over control of the Strait of Hormuz threatens to…

Bitcoin closed the second quarter of 2026 mired in its deepest and longest downturn since the last bear market, according to Bitwise Asset Management’s newly released Q3 2026 Crypto Market Review.  Yet the $9 billion crypto asset manager frames the pain as a setup rather than a collapse, arguing the industry has never been sturdier beneath the surface. Bitcoin fell 13.4% in Q2 and is down 32.9% for the year, dropping below $60,000 in June for the first time since 2024 and landing roughly 52% under its October peak of $126,080. That extends what Bitwise calls “crypto winter” to nine…